---
type: "Bill"
title: "Requires public institutions of higher education to allow students, faculty, and other staff to identify sexual orientation and gender identity on any forms used to collect certain demographic data."
description: "Requires public institutions of higher education to allow students, faculty, and other staff to identify sexual orientation and gender identity on any forms used to collect certain demographic data."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "217"
identifier: "A 3739"
citation: "New Jersey A 3739 (217)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["HIGHER ED", "TEACHERS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Chiaravalloti, Nicholas", "Cunningham, Sandra B.", "Gusciora, Reed", "Jasey, Mila M.", "Vainieri Huttle, Valerie", "Weinberg, Loretta"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 8
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2016-05-19T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2018-01-08T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/cc207b99-030a-4fea-b9d0-31614e33c4b1"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "6fef11cec908f64bc73989e4d29250e2b272bb71f6a080ac98a4d299761c13d5"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-nj"]
---

# New Jersey A 3739 (217) — Requires public institutions of higher education to allow students, faculty, and other staff to identify sexual orientation and gender identity on any forms used to collect certain demographic data.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2016/Bills/A4000/3739_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2016/Bills/A4000/3739_R1.HTM)

## Votes

- Reported out of Assembly committee with amendments — **5–0** (pass) · legislature
- Reported favorably out of committee — **5–0** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Chiaravalloti, Nicholas — primary (person)
- Cunningham, Sandra B. — primary (person)
- Gusciora, Reed — primary (person)
- Jasey, Mila M. — primary (person)
- Vainieri Huttle, Valerie — primary (person)
- Weinberg, Loretta — primary (person)
- McKeon, John F. — cosponsor (person)
- Ruiz, M. Teresa — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2016-05-19T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Higher Education Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2017-05-11T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2017-06-08T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (56-7-13) `passage`
- **2017-06-12T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate, Referred to Senate Higher Education Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-11-30T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2017-12-18T05:00:00+00:00** Substituted for S3227
- **2017-12-18T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (31-0) `passage`
- **2018-01-08T05:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2017, c.268. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/cc207b99-030a-4fea-b9d0-31614e33c4b1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).